Doug has been famous for his animated “PulpiTEARS Live!” act since he launched the PulpiTEARS cartoon feature in 1965. But he began honing his skills on the banquet circuit while a college student. He paces performances by machine-gunning a stream of one-liners between longer tales that ... more

Most know Doug for his drawings. But there’s a flip side. Here’s more than you want to know, including how to book him for a banquet.

How the Cartoons Began

Doug began cartooning “as an accident” in 1957 when as a minister of education he found he could say things in print that would get him fired if he said them from a pulpit. “Brother Blotz” broke into print in 1961, then was syndicated to churches, followed by 13 features ... more,

Doug’s Other Lives

Doug started preaching at 15, pastored a mission at 16 and a full-time church at 17. He preached and sang in 127 youth revivals before graduating from seminary to serve as minister of education. He launched a religious public relations and advertising firm, then became president of a ...more

What’s Up Lately

In 2007, Doug pulled up 52 years of roots to move to Belton, Texas to marry a childhood sweetheart who had turned down his first proposal when they were both five-year-old neighbors. Much of his time and talents that had been invested in his varied career are now spent in charitable projects. ...more